Laidlaw eyes Challenge Cup glory

Gloucester scrum-half Greig Laidlaw is eager to sign off on a positive at the club after securing a place in the Challenge Cup final.

The game on May 12 at Murrayfield will be a fitting venue for the Scotland international to bow out before he moves to Clermont for 2017/18.

Laidlaw returned to the field against La Rochelle last weekend and after hailing Gloucester's medical team, he looked forward to their run-in.

"The physio and strength and conditioning teams have worked really hard to get me to this place. I felt good in the semi-final and will continue to work on getting my sharpness back," he told Gloucester's official website.

"I'm feeling better every day. It's just about fine tuning now."

He added on the prospect of claiming silverware in the fixture against Stade Français: "If we could win again it would certainly top it off.

"I think it would be brilliant to finish my Gloucester career in Edinburgh on a high. It would be unique in a sense.

"Obviously I love playing at BT Murrayfield for Scotland – the recent win over Ireland was one of my most memorable games in the Scotland shirt – so it would be great to add another in Gloucester colours before I move on. It would be a nice way to finish.

"The support we get from Gloucester fans is superb. They've been queuing at the ticket office since we beat La Rochelle so I expect we'll see a few of them in Edinburgh for the final.

"Hopefully, with the Scottish connection to Gloucester through me and many other Scotland players before, we'll have the backing of the Scottish support as well."